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Russia launches rocket to explore Mars' moon: The start of a new space race?

rivengodwind @rivengodwind (369) • Philippines 9 Nov 11

Just got wind of the news. At 12:16am Moscow time, the Phonos-Grunt spacecraft was launched in Kazahkstan. This is an unmanned mission that was designed not only to collect space rocks/debris on the surface of Phobos, but also to...

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Phobos! OF BEING ALONE

LIENROSE @LIENROSE (910) • Philippines 4 Mar 10

People have many fears, books and the internet will provide an intensive list of phobias man possess. While browsing the internet, the term autophobia caught my attention. I thought it was the fear from a car(lol). funny but it...

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Phobos

ready2earn @ready2earn (435) • Italy 19 Dec 06

I read an interesting fact today that I wasn't previously aware of: Phobos, the innermost of the martian moons, is spiralling ever closer to the surface of mars at a rate of 18 cm a year. This means that in 40 Million years...